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J. ROBERTS.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 27. 1919.

1,331,378. Patented Feb. 17,1920.

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DOLL. APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, 1919- 1,331,378. Patented Feb. 17,1920.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

Application filed May 27, 1919. Serial No. 300,035.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JERRY ROBERTS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chisholm, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Dolls, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to a toy in the nature of a doll, and the object of the invention is to produce a toy in which pivoted arms are provided that have a wire member representing a rope connected thereto, means being provided for revolving the arms around the bodyof the toy, and means being provided for elevating the legs of the toy when the rope member is brought therebeneath. thus producing in effect a rope jumping character.

Other-objects and advantages will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the iniprovement.

Fig. 2 is a similar view but showing the arrangement of parts when the rope is brought beneath the feet of the figure.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view approximately on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view approximately on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

On a suitable stand or platform 10 is secured an upright in the nature of a post 11. This post, at the upper end thereof is provided with a tubular member arranged at a ri ht angle with respect to the post. The tu ular member is indicated by the numeral 12 and is disposed over and parallel with the platform 10.

On the post 11 is a motor 13. The motor is preferably spring-wound and actuates a toothed wheel 1a that meshes with an idler 15 which in turn meshes with a pinion 16 arranged on a shaft- 17 that is journaled in the tube 12.

The. tube 12 supports the body 18 to the toy. The arms of the toy are indicated by the numerals 19 and 20 respectively. The arm 19 is connected directly to the shaft 17, while the arm 20 is revoluble around the tubular casing 12. To the arms 19 and 20 are eonnectedthe ends of a practically nonvieldable wire member 21. The wire meniher is loop-shaped and is designed to represent a rope.

The'legs 22 of the doll or figure are pivotally secured to the body as at 23, and the said legs are connected by a rod 24.

In the body 18 is arranged a vertically disposed tubular casing 25. The tube 12, in reality comprises two sections each having their ends connected to and communicating with the casing 25. The portion of the shaft 17, disposed in the casing 25 is formed with a crank 26. Arranged for free slidable movement through the bottom of the body of the doll as well as in the casing 25 is a rod 27. This rod has an offset end at the upper portion thereof, indicated by the numeral 27' which is arranged in the crank portion 26 of the shaft 17. The rod 27 has its lower portion bent or otherwise provided with an angle extension 29, while in the casing 25 is a guide 29 for the rod. To the lower angle end 29' of the rod is pivotally connected a short link 30. This link 30 is pivotally connected to a crank 31 on the rod 24 that connects the legs of the figure.

lVhen the motor is operated the shaft 17 will be revolved, and the crank portion 26 thereof contacting with the angle end 27 of the rod 27 will raise the said rod, which movement, through the movement of the link 17 and the crank 31 will impart an upward swinging movement to the legs of the figure. When the crank moves off of the angle end 27 of the rod the weight of the legs, the crank and link 30, assisted by the weight of the rod 27 will permit of the rod gravitating and the legs being moved downwardly. This downward movement of the legs occurs only after the r0 e 21 has passed beneath the said legs, it being ap-' parent that the rope will be turned around the figure as the arm 19 is revolved by the shaft 17, the movement of v the arm 19 through the medium of the connection 21 with the arm 20 simultaneously turning the said arm 20 with the arm 19.

. It is believed, from the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawings, the simplicity of the construction and the advantages thereof will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which such inventions relate without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

In a toy of the class described, the combination with a platform, an upright thereon, a tubular member on the outer end of the upright arranged over and parallel to the platform, a crank shaft journaled in said tubular member, a figure having its body a tubular member, a, non-yieldable Wire having its ends connected to the arms, said figure having pivoted legs normally resting on the platform, motor means for operating 10 the shaft, a rodpassing freely through the bottom of the figure and havingits upper end offset and said offset portion resting in the crank portion of the shaft, the lower end of the rod being also offset, a link pivot'a11y connected thereto, a crank connecting the legs of the figure and a pivotal connection between said crank and said link.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JERRY ROBERTS. 

